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Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.

Benjamin Whichcote

Such an explication of Grace as sets men at liberty in morals, makes void the Law through Faith.
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Grace Law Men
The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States
The most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.
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Knowledge Known Knows Least
Some things must be good in themselves, else there could be no measure whereby to lay out good and evil.
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Evil Good Measure Some Themselves
A guilty mind can be eased by nothing but repentance; by which what was ill done is revoked and morally voided and undone.
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Done Guilt Mind
Let us all so live as we shall wish we had lived when we come to die; for that only is well, that ends well.
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Ends Life Wish
The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.
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Democracy Men Passion
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
Nothing spoils human nature more than false zeal. The good nature of a heathen is more God-like than the furious zeal of a Christian.
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Christian Good Human Nature
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.
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Manner Men Mind Wise
He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem
It is impossible for a man to be made happy by putting him in a happy place, unless he be first in a happy state.
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Firsts Impossible Men
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical

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